St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
About St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School is a state primary in Cumberland, a local authority that contains 144 primary schools in total, only five of which hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school sits among a cluster of well-regarded local peers, with Jericho Primary School, Irthington Village School, and Shankhill CofE Primary School all scoring highly on the area's ranking system. As a Roman Catholic infant school catering for children aged three to seven, it occupies a specific niche in the local landscape, offering nursery provision and a mixed-gender intake. The school is led by headteacher Kirsty Rowell and currently has 202 pupils on roll, well below its capacity of 360, which suggests there is room for growth. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in March 2024, awarded the school a Good rating across all five graded categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This represents a consistent performance compared with its previous inspection in 2014, which also rated overall effectiveness as Good.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
19 Mar 2024Source: Ofsted, 7 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
7Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
11Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:10
Source: stgregpat.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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